My 10 year old got to pitch his first games this week. He threw a couple innings and loved every minute. Fun to see him at a different position up on the mound. #ashton#smasherboy#littleleague#baseball ⚾️

There was no joy around the four bases in Five Corners this season but the good people and great volunteers running Glenwood Little League @glenwdll are making sure their baseball & softball families are ready to play ball next spring. @fox12oregon#littleleague ⚾️ 🥎 #vancouver#playball

This kid - in a world of sorrow and defeat, I hope his smile can infect you with some hope. The benefit of working with young children is that you always keep the “innocence” mindset. You don’t judge. There’s no bias. You see equality in everyone - in ability, in empathy, in learning. You work to adapt to the individual differences in children. You don’t teach “color”. You teach that the color of our skin may have different tones or shades, but at the end of the day, we look the same on the inside. The white egg and brown egg is a great lesson for that - discuss the difference and then crack the egg open - what do you get? The same. If Oliver learns anything from us, I hope that it is treat everyone fairly, equally, and kindly. Respect your elders. Share. Sympathize and empathize. And remember that some people have it harder than us and that we need to be cognizant of that and be ready to comfort and support.

DLL Parents, Players, Sponsors, Volunteers: we now have a target date to resume on field practices, Monday June 15th. This is great news and would make ours the first Little League in District 57 to resume play. For those interested in returning, check our website for information about what's ahead. #littleleague#oneteamonelittleleague#backtobaseball

Baseball is hard... lots of swing mechanics we need to work on, but the best lesson in baseball is the humbling. Even the best are humbled. It’s the best part of baseball because it mirrors life. #littleleague

On June 6th, 1939 the first Little League game was played between Lundy Lumber and Lycombing Dairy in Williamsport PA. The league only had three teams but that was the start of it ALL.
This year has been delayed but as we celebrate the anniversary of that first game we look forward to OUR continued games of the 2020 Season. We continue to prepare for the resumption of our season and expect it to be different but the sound of the ball coming of the bat will be the same.
We are continuing to wait for the Governor to open up youth sports (specifically low contact sports such as baseball) and based off of conference calls we have been on, it should be shortly. We will then need to get clearance from LA County, CDC, & finally from the City of Santa Fe Springs.
There are many steps ahead but we want to be able to offer the opportunity for our kids to safely be back out on the field - playing the game they love.
More to come.... Thank You for your Patience and Cooperation during this difficult time.
One Community - One Family
Metropolitan Little League
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The bats were hot today. Defense floundered a bit and the Fury ended up losing game 1, but scored 25 runs in game 2. Max was 4 for 4 in game 2. 5 for 6 on the day with 3 rbi’s. Early start tomorrow. Game 1 is at 8am. If they won game 1, game 2 is at noon and if they win that, the championship game is at 4PM. #baseball#littleleague#12u

Dylan was absolutely adorable on the baseball field today. I ordered the smallest shirt and well.... adds to the adorableness 🤷‍♀️ the best thing was seeing Brayden watch Dylan, cheering him on and asking when it would be his turn to hit. I hope Dylan always looks up to Brayden and I hope Brayden always knows he’s the best big brother there could ever be. And when I thought it was everything, he said Dylan good game give me a high five. Excuse me while I go cry 🥰🥰🥰 #brothers#bros#baseball#springhilltn#littleleague#springhilllittleleague#summer#sohot#toddlerbaseball#tball

day 85 SIP ⛑ one seam grip💡moment actually felt that pronating later allowed middle finger to stay on line longer before he rips the ball 💪⚾️ good velocity and arm side run 🙌 #keepworking#baseballlife ⚾️ #pitcher

Attention High School aged hitters📣 OVER-SWINGING” or “SWINGING HARDER”😤 isn’t necessarily the answer to hitting more homeruns... especially as the pitching starts to dictate how big our movements can get...before we start swinging and missing at pitches we should be squaring up. Precision and barrel accuracy don’t improve from us exerting more effort🤷🏽‍♂️ Here’s a perfect example of this from MY GUYY🤩 and Mercer College 1B Angelo DiSpigna (aka “JIMMY CONWAY”⚒). @angelodispigna was a typical 152lbs freshman at Brookwood High School in Snowville, Ga where even though he was a solid hitter, he only hit 2 homeruns total in all 4 years he was there... and neither of them were pull side😕. Once he got up to 210lbs as a freshman in his first semester in the Fall at Mercer he started working on catching balls a little more out in front of the plate with some new found strength and he hit 6 jacks right from Jump Street, 5 pull side and one just left of dead center👊🏽. On God this kid drank 56 gallons of milk in 56 days while working out and gained 17lbs in the process😳🥛😋He says his bat started feeling a lot lighter in his hand at 220 lbs lol but anyway Spring regular season comes around and he hits 13 jacks and becomes a freshman All American🇺🇸🏆. Same level of effort... PLUS more core strength and body awareness= more homeruns😴Build Your Own Swing 🏊🏽‍♂️💦⚾️🙋🏽‍♂️ @working_with_polanco@fullcountga#baseball#italian#mafia#hit#rockets#homeruns#littleleague#ncaa#mlb#seeds#compete#havefun#respect#thegame#staypositive#wavy#workhard#practice#focus#perform#shine#win#neverforget#teammates#baseballislife#myguy

Welcome to Day 10 of 35 Days of Baseball Cards!
I have 185 @pittsburghpirates cards, including duplicates, representing 2.521% of my collection. There are 70 different Pirates players within these cards. The player with the most cards is Barry Bonds, with 6.
As you can see, I played for the Pirates in 1996. My numbers weren’t enough to get to The Show, so that picture is as close as I got to getting a baseball card.
The Pirates are another team that I have never seen play a game in person. However, the @nashvillesounds were their Triple A affiliate from 1998-2004, so I did see some of their players.
One of the oldest teams, they played in the first World Series in 1903. Someone who played in that series was Hall of Famer Honus Wagner. In the baseball card world, a T206 Honus Wagner card is one of the most valuable cards to ever exist. Unfortunately, I don’t have one.
Someone I don’t think will ever be voted in to the @mlb Hall of Fame is Barry Bonds, despite all of his records. He spent his first 6 seasons in Pittsburgh before taking his talents to the west coast. He was much smaller then, I wonder how he got so big later on in his career?
It wasn’t great for the Pirates, but one of my favorite games is the 2015 Wild Card Game between the Pirates and the @cubs. Jake Arrieta threw a complete game, 11 strikeout shutout to move the Cubbies on to the next round. But after eliminating the @cardinals in the NLDS, they got swept by the @mets in the NLCS. #35daysofbaseballcards#baseball#mlb#majorleaguebaseball#americaspastime#baseballcards#topps#fleer#donruss#collecting#cardcollecting#collection#pirates#bucs#littleleague#honuswagner#wildcard#cardinals#mets#cubs

Welp here’s me 5 years ago in all stars. If you didn’t believe me that I was any good at baseball here’s proof😂 but fr I remember this like it was yesterday. Right after this all stars season I got my first invite to the LLWS(little league World Series) but yea so I’m a little stupid for quitting but it’s alright bc maybe band can help me get into college😅
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Ignore these⬇️#baseball#llws# llwsespn #iquit#band#college#pitcher#catcher#allstars#ll#littleleague#football

Towel drill is a great drill, for all ages, that you can do at home! It helps you create repeatability in your mechanics and delivery without putting the strain of throwing a baseball on your arm. @yoan_lopez_32_ is shown doing it here at home and there’s no surprise he is where he is. This is a drill I implement almost daily with my guys and the results show! Get your @toweltrainer now to be able to get the best feel and results out of your towel drill sessions! #theartofpitching

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Today’s the 100th anniversary of the first Little League game...and the timing couldn’t be better. It appears the Governor and the Orange County Board of supervisors are going to allow youth sports to reopen shortly. We’re currently anticipating June 10th-15th as a start day for practices to begin again. All families will receive a new document to sign regarding the resumption of play which will outline the procedures and protocols our leagues will follow to ensure a safe reopen. Please continue to monitor your email and our social media feed for additional updates we can’t wait to see you all soon. #littleleague@littleleague@trabucocanyonll@district68ll#tcll